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Cute switcher engine Jeff.
Freight delivery near El Paso Texas.
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| We do see a lot of Ferromex leasers out here. Great classic billboard cars.
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An excursion run near Champaign Illinois.
Great day to be trackside in central Illinois.
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Posted - March 24 2018 : 3:02:58 PM
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Fine looking consist. I'd love to ride that rail.
Captured a Conrail line up in North Bergen, NJ the other day:
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Great shots Jeff.
RDC unit outside Danbury Connecticut.
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Posted - March 25 2018 : 2:21:54 PM
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| I miss the rolling hills of Connecticut.
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From New England to Ye Olde England, a local goods train passes the Edinburgh
Express adjacent to the ancient Castle Bamburgh, an early site of old world commerce
and cultural exchange.
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 7:54:32 PM
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AWESOME shots Wks and Chops!! 
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March 26th, 2018
A new comer on the Ephrata Valley Railroad, the crew aboard Santa Fe U36B "U-Boat" #350 were honored to have a photo snapped, as the locomotive descended through the autumn trees, with a load of mixed freight.
By the way, notice the updated scenery?
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Posted - March 30 2018 : 12:52:55 PM
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RP, this is one of the best Tyco photos I have ever seen. Could you send
me a copy to my email address? I'd like to try to turn it into a print.
One day, I'd like to do a Tyco calendar. Guess what would go for
October?
Here is a photo that would NOT make it to a Tyco calendar, but
man, I sure do enjoy seeing this consist as it pulls into Castle
Bamburgh:
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Posted - March 30 2018 : 3:23:15 PM
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Two events in Bamburgh Town today: "Steam Days" and a Medieval
Re-enactment.
https://youtu.be/tNJHYSz7d6g
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Posted - March 30 2018 : 10:12:52 PM
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Nice video and photos, Chops!!
Thank you very much for your comments on my photos of the Santa Fe U36B locomotive! I have PM'd you in response to your request. 
-RP
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Whilst a crane car and boom car wait for an assignment, a fox hunt is
getting ready near Castle Bamburgh.
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Posted - April 04 2018 : 7:06:20 PM
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Nice British wreck crane and maintenance car, Chops!!
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April 4th, 2018
An awesome shot was taken of Santa Fe FTA #400 as it stopped briefly within the autumn trees, as a flat car towards the rear of the haul, was being examined by employees of the Schuylkill Valley Station.
Our railfan walked a bit further down the tracks, and upon hearing a distinctive locomotive humming noise coming-from Norriton Bridge, he turned around and just barely managed to capture a shot of oncoming Santa Fe U36B #350.
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Posted - April 05 2018 : 11:41:22 AM
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More great work, RP. You use an phone for these
shots? The clarity is top notch.
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Posted - April 05 2018 : 1:11:26 PM
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Thanks for the complements, Chops! No, I do have a phone which I take pictures with, but the quality isn't incredible. For all of my model railroad shots, I use my Canon digital camera.
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Nice colorful photos Jeff and Robert. Nice views as well.
Solar unit operating thru Forest Park in Queens New York recently.
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Posted - April 05 2018 : 11:26:49 PM
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Canon digital camera...any special lense to get such nice,
well pixelated shots?
Superb NYC trolley!
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Posted - April 06 2018 : 2:25:42 PM
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No, actually, because the camera has excellent zoom settings, I'm able to get a clear image without adding another lens.
Nice trolley shot, wks!
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Posted - April 06 2018 : 8:34:27 PM
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quote:Canon digital camera...any special lense to get such nice,
well pixelated shots?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 05 2018Â :Â 11:26:49 PM
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Generally, by nature, digital cameras lose sharpness in low light. If you want a picture sharp on the pixel level, you just want to have lots of light. If you don't want parts burned out and parts dark, you also need a fairly even light.
Either there was sufficient light on the scene or the camera has a good quality sensor that stays sharp into fairly dim light.
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Posted - April 06 2018 : 9:28:15 PM
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Thanks scsshaggy- that very well might be my error. I tend to photograph in a fairly dim florescent light. Would an incandescent bulb in a shop type
reflector give a better image? I've had issues with glare-out when
I've shown a light too directly on a subject, also.
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Posted - April 06 2018 : 9:57:55 PM
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In the basement where the Ephrata Valley Railroad is located, all lightbulbs are "Daylight" florescent. This makes the image bright. Plus, all light bulbs are attached to the ceiling.
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quote:Thanks scsshaggy- that very well might be my error. I tend to photograph in a fairly dim florescent light. Would an incandescent bulb in a shop type
reflector give a better image? I've had issues with glare-out when
I've shown a light too directly on a subject, also.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 06 2018Â :Â 9:28:15 PM
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I wonder what would happen if you held the shop type reflector back a bit and shined the light a little off center so the hottest part of the light is not on the subject, but the subject is still in the light from the reflector.
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Posted - April 08 2018 : 12:42:24 AM
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Last night I got a 500 W halogen shop light at Walmart for $10. Can't
wait to try it for the coming OTW's.
Walt, the street light collector, has also offered to beam me the
light that come's off his layout off a NASA reflective disc orbiting the
Earth, as well. I have to do this quick, as NASA is contracting to
use light from his layout to power the solar panels of the next
Mars expedition.
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Posted - April 08 2018 : 4:22:23 PM
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What a difference, sscshaggy! This is without back light.
This is with a 500W shop light.
When I first started taking digital photos, about three years ago, I was
astonished that it could take photos in such dim light. One could
never get away with a dimly lit shot with silver nitrate film, unless
a large aperature and slow shutter speed was employed- even then...
So much so did I start taking that aspect of digital photography
for granted that I discounted the effect of a strong direct light in
improving pixel. Well, welcome back to the 21st century.
A P&L box car is shoved along by an ATSF 0-6-0 that was
leased out to the Euphrates Valley Railroad excursion service
for a time.
This is a little video of the P&L RR.
https://youtu.be/B5OMroHztR0
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Posted - April 08 2018 : 7:30:56 PM
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Great video, Chops!! Nice lighting effect, too!
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Posted - April 08 2018 : 10:20:30 PM
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That shop light really brightens it up. You not only have the subject bright and sharp, but the rest of the scene, too.
In the P&L video, there's that subtitle where you say you thought you'd have to get out and push. It reminded me of a time when I did just that. The Lake Linden and Torch Lake RR has a 16 ton porter 0-4-0 (3-foot gauge). At the end of the day, we were using up the boiler pressure before putting it away. Heading uphill toward the engine house with about 15 psi left, the engine was just barely not making it, so just to see if it'd work, I hopped down and pushed. Somewhat to my surprise, it was just enough to get us up the hill.
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Posted - April 09 2018 : 12:31:51 AM
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Wow, that's crazy! I used to have a 1979 Dodge Mirada.
Delightful car, only problem is that it wouldn't run
half the time. Spent quite some time shoving that thing
down the road.
Interesting little thing about that P&L set. I got it
complete, then discovered this companion box
car in a curio shop, no doubt from the same
modeler who did the P&L excursion train.
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An L&N Alco shuffles past, towing its caboose, west of Graceland.
It's starting to pile up at Gold Mountain-
Shiny Fords (Fix Or Repair Daily) gleam in the show room spelling the
end for the trusty trolley...
Night falls on Toys and Hobbies, the video game revolution looms...
And a PC box car blocks the way.
NH F's in ABA formation, Snowbird scheme, caught in the photgraphers flash.
The ground shakes as three synchronized two cycle diesels pound out a steady
roar.
A former PC former PRR F unit trundles into a new prosperity:
And an EL wears her old paint, but still looks new:
An antique excursion train pulls into Felinite Station in El Paso:
And across the icy gray Atlantic, a British branch line train
delivers its weary cargo in time for tea:
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April 11 2018
Nice array of equipment you photographed Jeff.
Santa Fe helper unit waiting for assignment near Topeka Kansas.
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Posted - April 12 2018 : 8:36:27 PM
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Fresh from her refit from Wide Gauge to Standard Gauge, the Lord of the Isles
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You have to be in the canon the right time of day to enjoy any warmth from the sun . . .
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Wonderful shots Jeff and Barry.
Commuter train passing thru Downers Grove Illinois.
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The Pennsylvanian traveling eastbound toward Philadelphia.
Passing by Eagles Pass Pennsylvania on a sunny Friday afternoon.
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Posted - April 21 2018 : 8:57:03 PM
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Great Shots guys.
Night falls along the waterfront in Neenah WI.
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Posted - April 21 2018 : 10:17:50 PM
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Fantastic urban modeling, Gary. 
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Posted - April 24 2018 : 8:18:49 PM
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Smeltertown: Wherever you go, there you are...
El Paso, circa 1954
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Posted - April 25 2018 : 9:11:19 PM
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Some interesting shots , Chops
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Posted - April 27 2018 : 10:38:15 PM
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Nice shots of action, everyone!!
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April 27th, 2018
Delaware & Hudson RR twin RF-16A's "Sharks" are seen hauling freight on the outer line of the Ephrata Valley Railroad.
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April 28 2018
Interesting photos as always in this paper.
Night delivery of corn products from Nebraska at a freight depot in Derby Connecticut.
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Posted - April 30 2018 : 7:34:12 PM
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Nice nightime shot, wks!!
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April 30th, 2018
MY FIRST RETRO TYCO TF news post!
The crew aboard the signature Santa Fe wreck crane & maintenance car collaborated with the engineer aboard Midnight Special RF-16A "Shark" #1060 for the first test run on RETRO TYCO. Needless to say, the operation was an utter success.
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Posted - April 30 2018 : 7:57:00 PM
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hey Chops
that street scene looks like the bad side of town or Wrong Side Of Tracks
just sayin'
pretty cool tho
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| Thanks Buss!
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May 3rd, 2018
Tyco Rock Island RR Alco C430 #4301, "The Microbusss," seen here hauling freight on RETRO TYCO. This C430 was obtained from Microbusss last year as part of a trade, and with some parts/fine tuning by yours truly, this classic Tyco Alco is back on the rails! It now will serve on RETRO TYCO.
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quote:Tyco Rock Island RR Alco C430 #4301, "The Microbusss," seen here hauling freight on RETRO TYCO. This C430 was obtained from Microbusss last year as part of a trade, and with some parts/fine tuning by yours truly, this classic Tyco Alco is back on the rails! It now will serve on RETRO TYCO.[/b]
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This brings back memories for me. When I was in high school, my buddy across the street had one of these and another lettered for the CB&Q. But then, I guess memories are what retro is all about.
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| A study in reds, nice.
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Posted - May 09 2018 : 9:31:50 PM
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Neat memory, scsshaggy & thanks Chops!
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May 9th, 2018
Burlington Northern RF-16A "Shark" #415 has been captured in video, as it hauls a load of Tyco billboard box cars and reefers aboard RETRO TYCO. Enjoy!
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Posted - May 10 2018 : 12:13:34 AM
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Again, the size of this thing really, really works.
I do hope you have a chance to take it to model
rail exhibit some day- the kids will love the
bright colors and the adults will love the nostalgia.
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Posted - May 10 2018 : 07:39:08 AM
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quote:Again, the size of this thing really, really works.
I do hope you have a chance to take it to model
rail exhibit some day- the kids will love the
bright colors and the adults will love the nostalgia.
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Thank you, Chops!! And yes, I will keep that in the back of my mind......
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